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ONR Outranks Peers in 2011 'Best Places to Work' Survey
The Office of Naval Research led the Navy's subcomponent agencies in the 2011 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings.
November 23, 2011
Unmanned Capabilities Front and Center During Naval Exercise
During a visit to San Diego for the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin Selby said America’s growing focus on autonomous capabilities is showing impressive results.
April 22, 2021
ONR Moves a Modular Space Communications Asset into Unmanned Aircraft for Marines
The Software Reprogrammable Payload (SRP), a collaborative effort between the Office of Naval Research, the Naval Research Laboratory and Marine Corps aviation, is currently targeted for the Shadow unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
February 25, 2011
Bridging the Gap: The Critical role of Navy Scientists in Strengthening Operational Lethality
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global is on a mission to strengthen U.S. naval capabilities by bridging the gap between scientists and warfighters who serve at sea. One of the ways the command does so is through the Scientist-to-Sea (S2S) program, which invites U.S. government and industry-partner scientists and engineers to experience Navy installations and ships in-person whenever possible.
April 10, 2025
Navy Secretary Announces Ambitious Energy Goals
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced five energy goals at the Naval Energy Forum in Oct. 14-15, an event co-hosted by the Office of Naval Research and the Navy's Task Force Energy.
October 16, 2009
All Systems Go: Navy's Laser Weapon Ready for Summer Deployment
Navy engineers are making final adjustments to a laser weapon prototype that will be the first of its kind to deploy aboard a ship late this summer.
January 01, 2014
The Future Is Now: Navy's Autonomous Swarmboats Can Overwhelm Adversaries
CARACaS, the Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing, can be put into a transportable kit and installed on almost any boat.
October 05, 2014
Bad News for the Bad Guys: Laser Weapon Being Readied for Marine Vehicles
As the Navy prepares to deploy its first laser weapon on a ship later this summer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced June 11 that they have finished awarding contracts to develop a similar weapon to be used on ground vehicles.
January 01, 2014
LDUUV-INP, Swarming UAVs on display at Sea-Air-Space
For the first time ever, ONR will unveil the Large Displacement UUV and Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology at the Sea-Air-Space Expo.
April 08, 2015
Dive, Dive, Dive! — Young Engineers Compete in Underwater Robotics Race
Student-built autonomous underwater vehicles will speed through the depths of a Navy pool in a battle for supremacy at the 16th International RoboSub Competition, July 22–28, co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International Foundation.
July 17, 2013